David Kotz

David Kotz is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in production engineering, technical support, and system administration spanning over two decades. Currently serving as a Senior Production Engineer at Rapid7 since June 2023, David previously held roles including Technical Services Engineer at MongoDB, where advanced support for complex installations and query optimization was provided. David's career includes significant contributions at Nokia as a Senior SaaS Administrator, focusing on cloud migration initiatives, as well as critical infrastructure support at NCsoft and the University of Texas at Austin, where a 2500 processor Ubuntu Linux cluster was managed. Earlier positions include UNIX administration at DuPont Photomasks and marine computing specialization at the Ocean Drilling Program, showcasing a strong foundation in both enterprise and scientific computing environments. David holds a degree from Texas A&M University.